Cook Islands Fijian community celebrate Fiji Independence Day
Cook Islands Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) Tepaeru Herrmann joined the Cook Islands Fijian community in their celebrations of Fiji’s annual Independence Day. The…
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Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers emphasise importance of utilising existing regional mechanisms for co-operation and partnership
Korea and Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers affirmed the importance of utilising existing regional mechanisms, including the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Council of Regional…
Cook Islands welcomes climate resilience, pandemic response and PIF support – signs new partnership agreement with New Zealand
The Cook Islands Government has welcomed further support from New Zealand for pandemic response; $7.5 million in climate finance; and $200,000 to support the Cook Islands assumption of…
Niue Premier makes transit visit to the Cook Islands
Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi arrived in Rarotonga this afternoon, in transit on his way to the 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers meeting to be held in Busan, South Korea next…
Cook Islands proud to endorse candidacy of Dr. Lara Manarangi-Trott for Executive Director of WCPFC
The Cook Islands Government announced its support for the candidacy of Dr. Lara Manarangi-Trott for the position of Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries…
Australian Foreign Minister to visit the Cook Islands
Prime Minister Mark Brown will this week welcome Australian Foreign Minister, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong on her first official visit to the Cook Islands. This week’s visit follows a…
Cook Islands and Singapore to focus forward co-operation on sustainable development
Cook Islands Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Immigration and Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum Tepaeru Herrmann and Singapore’s Ambassador to the Pacific Islands Forum Mary…
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta to visit the Cook Islands
Prime Minister Mark Brown will next week welcome New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta on her first official visit to the Cook Islands this year. PM Brown said he was delighted to…
The Cook Islands welcomes direct engagement with the U.S.
Amongst his first remarks at the U.S.-Pacific Island Country (PIC) Summit presently underway in Washington D.C., Prime Minister Mark Brown welcomed the U.S. Government re-engagement in…
Pacific Islands Forum Electoral Observer Mission to the Cook Islands
A Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Electoral Observer Mission (EOM) comprising Senior Officials from the Governments of Fiji and the Solomon Islands, supported by staff of the Pacific…